Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-21
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Washington stale Admis-
sien Bill Reported.
later ssAse Commerce Diseased in the
Hsuss Grsnd Aa.tr at the
waite Hsuss-Appeinfmenfs
coaarned-Al&zka.

ConHrned-Al&zka-
meadea fsr ssaseheea.
WksHrs0Tos, Jan. 20-In lie report
upon the senate bin 20 provide for the
admission OF Washington Territory ~
9 State Of the Uaion, the House Cam
nittes on Territories says: "fhe vote
cast az the lasl election IN that PARTON
81 Idaho which the bill proposes 20 add
10 the neu State was 1915, which az TIE
ratio Of fear represents q popuiatios Of
Il .636. Adding this 10 the p0pulation
Of WashinRtoa the new State will come
into the Union with 197 .o95 peJple, OF
1900 more than the established unit Of
representation The committee 10 OF
opinion tAst Washington Territory Dos
sssees ell the eleusDt8 Of wealth., Intel
iioenee aud local devel spuenf IN every
particular 20 enable her people 10 suc
aessfuIly establish and maintain State
governments.
The c0nmittee takes up the claim Of
Montana fer aamissiou TO the Union,
and after showing that the population
at the last election was Isl. AZ. says Il
v uld seem that Montana contains as
large q population as the ratio of repre-
sensasion in Congress. C0pisus quota.
kions are made from the Governors re-
cent message exhibiting the fiDancial
condition OF the Territory and its vast
natural resources and heavy annual
mineral product.
The COMMITTEES then recommends
that the original senate bill which pro-
vsdes for the admission Of Washington
Territory, with q portion OF Idaho
added, be 90 amended as 90 include tbs
Territory Of Montana, and that the con
situations Of the proposed States Of
Washington and Montana be submitted
20 Congress instead OF to the President.
as provided in the senate bill. An
other amendment prop lsed to the bill is
the requirement that the constitutions
Of the two new States shall include pro
visions ferbidding poly1amous assooia-
tion or oehabitation within their jnrls-
dietion. Chairman Hill, however, ex
cepss 70 this last amendment in min-
ority report, in which he sHys be dis
seRts from the majority Of the Commit
Zee in requiring any religious test
whatever. In ths formation OF consti-
tusions for States Of the Union. or i'm
posing any conditions whatever, except
that State constitutions shall be
in form, ard conform TO the
provisions of the constitution OF the
United States.
Te Settle che Question To-day.
WAsHrNoroz, Jan. 20.-At 2 o'clock
the House resumed confederation Of the
conference ports on the Ister-State
Commerce bill. anA an understanding
Was arrived at whereby session was
ordered for tonight for the discussion Of
the report, az the close of which the
previous question will be considered as
and a vote on the adoption of
The report viii be taken tomorrow
after the reading Of the jour
nal.
A Grnnd Dinner.
WAsHINoroH, Jan. 20.-The PFesi-
dents dinner to his Cabinet, the first
Of the series Of state dinners this SEA.
con, took place tonight. The Waite
House vas brilliantly lighted and deco
rated for the occasion. In the aleoves
md inches OF the different rooms palms
and other tropical plants we're taste
East Room and state dining room we're
especially beautiful. Choice flowers
with a splendid dinner service adorned
the table. Before aud after dinner the
guests promenadsd the corridors and
the public rooms Of the White House to
concert music furnished by the Marine
Band. Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Villas
occuPied places 50 the right and left, re-
spectively, Of the President. while at
Mrs. Cleveland's right was the SecFe-
tary of State. and at her left the Score
taIy Of the Treasury. Senator Bsck
and Mrs. Sicard at one end OF the table
faced Commodore Harmony and Mrs.
Goodyear at the other end. Other
guests wsFe the cFslary OF War and
Mrs. Endioott, the Secretary Of the
Navy, the Postmaster General, the SEQ
retsry of the Interior aud Mrs. Lamar,
the President OF the Senate and Mrs.
sherman. the Speaker OF the House and
Mrs. Carlisle, Lieutenant General and
Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. HARMONY, Gov
ernor Fitzhu0h Lee, Of Virginia. and
Mrs. Lee, Mr.. john +. Andrew, n
NJ as achusests, and Mrs. Andrew, Chas.
&. Fairchild and Mrs. Faif1aild, Henry
O. Davis and MRS. DAVIS, and Mrs. Au-
gast Belmont OF New York.
Ceaarnaatiens.
WAsHrxGroR. Jan. 2O.-E. NJ. YoHng,
of Silver City, N. M;P p. Smith, Elko,
Nev.;J. A. Israel, Salido, Col .. @. q.
Mcnamara, PoTt Townsend. w. u ;
@. W. Carleton Deer Lodge, ~. I d.
DOwdy, Hoilsster, Gala-, to be PosGsaas-
teEs.
Jno. I. Campbell, sf California. Con-
sui at Auckland; X. w. Ross, OF Illinois,
Recorder Of General Land Ofhce; j. Il.
Caldwell, Of Indiana, Deputy Second
Au iitor Of the Treasury; ". II. Web
ster. of Connecticut, Uhisf Examiner Of
tue Civil Service Commission; +. A.
Reade, Assistant Solicitor Of the Treas
ury; w. L. Maginnis, Chief Justice 81
the Supreme Court OF Wyoming. U. D
District Attorneys. j. T. Carv, for the
NoFtneru Dissric. OF California. Y. 3.
Mafshals. ID. K Rirley, for tue Sooth-
ern District of California; OneJ Cars
topheu. Surveyor General sf Colorado;
p. II, Leslie, OF Kentucky, Governor OF
Montana; Z. NJ. Ross. District JadRe Of
lhe southern Dlstrict Of California.
A Petty AaaiF.
WAsHTxorox, Jan. 20-In connection
With the confirmation OF Samuel ID
I,eavist, 10 be Collector Of Customs 81
PAssamaqnoddy. Maine. tbe senate pao-
lishes two documents, one calling etten'
tion 20 the fact thai Leasitt vss con
visted Of smuggling between 1850 and
1859, and the other an afhdavit oi
Leavitis showing thai upoa the advic.
of counsel be paid the costs and Mar
shaI's fees 10 avoid litigation. tue basi
Of tie suit being the taking away from
his Office By anothsr man Of q ponnd o
morphine.
National Nstes.
wAsHrxarox, Jan. 20.-sen atoF Vest
from shs Committee on Commerce. re-
ported fsxorably the bill to extend ths
provisions Of the Law allowing all in
ported mevchaadise consigned 90 inte-
rior pcEts OF entry 20 be immediately
transported in bond to such Forts vita
ont appFaleement o. dei.y al the 0TlRf
nai port Of arrival
senator ConRer reported favcrabl
from the Conmefce Commlitee bill
amend EXISTING laws - a. 70 permi
meFceandiss carried by ex ress CON
panies tn Pouehes. ~ we'll as ID safe
and tranks. and als9 when -eoFdea al
scales" according 20 regulations pre-
scribed By the SseretaU ef the ffeAsarJ
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